﻿UPDATE 11:45 a.m. EST, 3/16: Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales said in a Saturday news conference that 2-year-old Noelani Robinson was found dead on the side of a Minnesota highway.

Morales said that around 7 p.m. Friday, a Minnesota man was driving home when he saw something “out of the norm” on the side of the road and called police, WITI-TV reported.

“Off of Highway 218, 15 miles north of Austin, Minnesota ... and just off the shoulder was a blanket. Inside that blanket and wrapped in there was the body of a child we believe is that of Noelani,” Morales said.

According to WAOW, Milwaukee police arrested Dariaz Higgins, 34, Wednesday afternoon. Noelani was not found with her father, and an Amber Alert was issued earlier this week.

On Monday, Higgins allegedly shot Sierra Robinson, 24, and another woman outside a Milwaukee apartment building. Robinson died at the scene, while the other woman was treated at a nearby hospital, WTMJ reported.

#BREAKING: A family spokesperson confirms to me, Noelani Robinson, the missing 2-year-old, was found dead in Minnesota. She was the subject of an Amber Alert after police say her father killed her mother Monday afternoon. Background: https://t.co/IEMLKq1lZz

According to WAOW, The Milwaukee Police Department police took Dariaz Higgins, 34, into custody Wednesday afternoon. Noelani Robinson, 2, was not found with the suspect and the Amber Alert issued earlier this week remained in effect.

Police are investigating tips that the child may be in Minnesota or Michigan according to WTMJ-TV.

On Monday, Higgins allegedly shot Sierra Robinson, 24, and another woman outside a Milwaukee apartment building. Robinson died at the scene, while the other woman was treated at a nearby hospital, WTMJ-TV reported.